Bullock Museum Cancels "Forget the Alamo" Program Under Pressure

Right-wing outrage scuttles writers' virtual event (for now)

"...In an ironic move, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum today (July 1),..."

July 1, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Cancel Culture Comes After Forget the Alamo

Controversy erupts after museum caves to political pressure

"...On July 1, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Muse­um, with three hours'..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Forget the Alamo

It’s strike three for Texas in the white-power rebellion game. Time to call folks out.

"...Last week, I was writing just as the U.S. Capitol was breached; this week, the House has..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Closing Credit for The Alamo at 409 Colorado

June 27

"...It was the million-to-one shot that turned out to be a trifecta...."

June 22, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo

In this excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo, the Texian forces at the Alamo, under the command of Jim Bowie and William Travis, have suffered the first cannon attacks from the newly arrived Mexican army.

"...Excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature

Alamo Drafthouse's Rolling Roadshow Returns

We're gonna need a bigger summer

"...you thought it was safe to go back into the water – because, you know, there isn’t any –..."

May 21, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Awesome Overload: Alamo Does the Kobayashi Maru Class of '82

Alamo Drafthouse screens 1982 30 years later

"...in 1982? You weren't born yet? Being late to the party is a weak-ass excuse, and now it's not..."

April 16, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Music Is Pretty Much Incessant

P. Kellach Waddle, the River City's 'educated hillbilly,' composes himself a life

"...Take a good look at the Austin-based classical composer P. Kellach Waddle. His long hair..."

April 20, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Boy Wonder at 100

Alamo Drafthouse screens Orson Welles centennial retrospective

"...The life and career of Orson Welles is so vast..."

April 3, 2015 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Never Forget

Alamo Drafthouse programmers Lars Nilsen and Zack Carlson talk about the rise of Netflix and their enduring love for old-fashioned tape

"...Lars Nilsen is the programmer for the Alamo Ritz's Weird Wednesday. He also..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Obsessive

AFS Essential Cinema presents the early films of Brian De Palma

"...and aspiring "American Godard" Brian De Palma appeared on the American film scene. And while that time has seen..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Oscars Love Austin ... They Really Love Us

Alamo, McConaughey headline #TheBigScreenIsBack campaign

"...Well, the Oscars may have ended on a weird note, what..."

April 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Party People, Zines, Sharks, and More Events for the Week Ahead

Don't wait for the weekend!

"...All month, Monday-Friday, kids eat free after 4pm with the purchase of one adult meal. Pancakes, grilled cheese, crispy..."

June 7, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

sxswf: Trailer Park Skips the Pond

UK films screening today

"...The British are coming! The British are … Yeah, no,..."

March 13, 2011 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Alamo Drafthouse Latest Austinites to Get Dose of Reality

Cinema chain featured on A&E's 'Shipping Wars' tonight

"...TV shows? Seems like every time you turn on the idiot tube, there's another shot of the 'Hi, How..."

Jan. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Last Laugh

Remembering the late underground comic Mitch Hedberg

"..."The club owner here, when you come to town, he..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

H. R. Giger, the Dark Star

Full Q&A with documentarian Belinda Sallin

"...In The Third Man, Harry Lyme infamously said the only thing..."

May 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Catch the Chronicle on KOOP's Lights Camera Austin

Stream our look back at the last decade in Austin film

"...big pleasure last week to be invited over to the studios of KOOP, Austin's noncommercial community-owned radio station, as..."

Dec. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film: Skateboard to the Screen

Waiting for Lightning premiere pays tribute

"...Saturday's packed SXSW schedule at the Paramount meant that Waiting for Lightning director Jacob Rosenberg..."

March 11, 2012 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Rolling Roadshow Returns with Dangerous Animals on the Water

Slasher-meets-sharks movie gets wet ... real wet

"...Whether it was Us in a haunted house or The..."

May 13, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

UT Professors Discuss the “Fourth Agricultural Revolution” at SXSW

Predicting the future of food

"...diseases. This concept, known as personalized medicine, is changing the way we solve problems. Robyn Metcalfe, director of the..."

March 8, 2019 Food Feature by Gracie Awalt

FF2011: 'Juan of the Dead' Premiere

A love letter from Cuba to Austin, signed in zombie blood

"...Last night's US debut of Juan of the Dead was a strange sort of homecoming for Havana's..."

Sept. 24, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: 'Tetsuo: The Bullet Man'

Shinya Tsukamoto returns to his cyber-horror roots

"...You never forget your first Tetsuo. Director Shinya Tsukamoto's 1989 industrial classic..."

Sept. 23, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sales & Bargains: Hit the Racks!

Memorial Day Sales

"...The Great American Retail Blow-Out otherwise known as Memorial Day..."

May 20, 2009 Design Post by Anne Harris

A Brief Guide to the Yard in South Austin

Encountering the true ATX spirit in our bustling modern metrop

"...Listen: If you haven't been to the Yard on St. Elmo Road, you haven't really experienced..."

May 13, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Holiday Gifts for Fans of the Big and Small Screen

From essential box sets to writers’ wisdom: stocking fillers and the gifts that keep on giving for your watching pleasure

"...On Story: The Golden Ages of TelevisionEdited by Maya Perez and Barbara..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...2015 is less than a month away, and today the festival announced some of its biggest titles ever, with..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gives Us the Horns

Daniel Radcliffe's latest heads up final wave of films

"...With the clock ticking (eight days and counting, folks), Fantastic Fest..."

Sept. 10, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Paradise by the Dashboard Light

Meat Loaf loads into the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

"...Monday night, the Austin Film Society screened 1980’s Roadie at the Alamo..."

March 7, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Might 'The Tree of Life' Sprout at Fantastic Fest?

Malick's latest sprouts rumors, including Austin premiere

"...to basking in celebrity auras) to film Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, everyone wondered about the plot, which..."

Sept. 5, 2010 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

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